Bobby Mcgee's: L’appropriation Bourgoisie de la Bobby McGee's (CD on Cherryade Records)

Band: Bobby Mcgee's
Label: Cherryade Records
Title: L’appropriation Bourgoisie de la Bobby McGee's

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Band:Bobby Mcgee's
Title:L’appropriation Bourgoisie de la Bobby McGee's
Reviewed By:Tommy Gunnarsson
Date Published:06/06/2009

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Even though I had heard of the Bobby McGee’s before, I had never actually heard any of their songs until I put this, their debut album, in my CD-player. I have understood from the word on the street that they are quite popular on the tweecore scene (which must be a little like being the world’s tallest midget), and I remember them playing a very celebrated show on the Emmaboda festival here in Sweden a couple of years ago.

When listening to the opening track, 'Tractatus locigo-musica' (which probably isn’t the correct title of the song, as the band seems to think that making up new song titles for the sleeve is great fun), I started to think of… the Lovely Eggs actually, which is a strange co-incidence, as I have reviewed the latter’s second album here on Pennyblackmusic in this very edition. While the Lovely Eggs tend to be annoying with all their ramshackle and noise, the Bobby McGee’s are more cute and melodic. A little like an acoustic version of Bearsuit, or the Lovely Eggs, in fact.

We get a lot of ukuleles and harmoniums and drumming on what sounds like a suitcase or two. The band, which consists of four members, also likes to make short songs (15 tracks in 30 minutes), which is something I have always liked. There are few bands that master the art of making a long song interesting (The Decemberists being of them, even though their last album was quite horrible, sadly), but it’s also something of achievement to manage to squeeze everything you want to say with a song within the two minute frame. I think the Bobby McGee’s do that very well.

The Bobby McGee’s are probably one of the most twee-ish bands around today, and I think that many of those that don't listen to indiepop, thinks that this is what all the bands in that genre sound like, which is a bit sad. With that said, I must also say that this album isn’t bad. Not at all.

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